Manufacturing Gold Nanorod and

Quantum Dot Assemblies

Steven Hu
Centennial High School

My Internship
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Dr. Marie-Christine Daniel
Brian Szychowski

Background
Manufacturing gold nanorods and
quantum dot assemblies
Predicted to have properties that have the
potential to act as the foundation for new
optical technologies.
Low-power, ultrafast, ultra small optical
modulators

Synthesis of Gold Nanorods

Quantum Dot Linkage

Gold Nanoparticle Linkage

Results
GNRs of three different sizes as well as
GNPs were successfully synthesized.
Proper particles were manufactured, but
linkage success seemed to fluctuate
Testing another ligand for more consistent
results

Conclusion